And now you leave it on every night and day
So you can screen your calls
You erase the ones you don't
Well, you play that tape like it was
something you were born to do
Sometimes I think maybe girl,
it's the tape that's playing you
I'm a waitin' on the other end
You can put the world on hold
But you can't hold a friend
And if you ever want to put this
conversation back in shape
Don't call me cuz I'll call you
When you take off that tape
Well now I dial your number
Cuz I know you won't be home
And I get to get it off of my chest
As soon as I hear the tone
I'll tell that tape the words
I couldn't say right to your face
You're gonna find out how I feel
When you play back that tape
I'm a waitin' on the other end
You can put the world on hold
But you can't hold a friend
And if you ever want to put this
conversation back in shape
Don't call me cuz I'll call you
When you take off that tape
Now don't call me cuz I'll call you
When you take off that tape
